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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education