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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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