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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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