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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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