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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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