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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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