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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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