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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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