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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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