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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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