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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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