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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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