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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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