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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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