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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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