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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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