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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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