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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates 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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