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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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