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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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