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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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