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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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