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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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