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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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