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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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