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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major 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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