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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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