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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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