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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are normally 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 issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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