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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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