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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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