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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important 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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