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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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