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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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