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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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