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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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