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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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