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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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