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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business 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 educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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