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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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