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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews 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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