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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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