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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different 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 participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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