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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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