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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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