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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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