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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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