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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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