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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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