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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. 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 online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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