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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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