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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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