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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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