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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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