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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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