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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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