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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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