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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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