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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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