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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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