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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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