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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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