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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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