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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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