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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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