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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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