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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers 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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