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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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