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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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