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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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