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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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