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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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