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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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