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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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