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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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