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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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