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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major 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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