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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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