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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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