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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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