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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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