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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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