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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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