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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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