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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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