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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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