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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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