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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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