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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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