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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. 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. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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