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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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