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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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