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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the interesting 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 new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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