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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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