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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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