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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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