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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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