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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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