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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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