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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning enable learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the 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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