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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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