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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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