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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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