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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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