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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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