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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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