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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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