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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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