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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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