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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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