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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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