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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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