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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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