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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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