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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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