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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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