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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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