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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always 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 quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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