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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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