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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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