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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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