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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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