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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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