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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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