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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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