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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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