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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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