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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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