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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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