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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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