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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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