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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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