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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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