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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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