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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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