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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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