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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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