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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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