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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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