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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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