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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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