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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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