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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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