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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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