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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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