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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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