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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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