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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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