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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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