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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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