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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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