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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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