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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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