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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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