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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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