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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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