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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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