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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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