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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always 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 a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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