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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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