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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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