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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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