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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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