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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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