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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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