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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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