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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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