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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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