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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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