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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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