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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning enable people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the 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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