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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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