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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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