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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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