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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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