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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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