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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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