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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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