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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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