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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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