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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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