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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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