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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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