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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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