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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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