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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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