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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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