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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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