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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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