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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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