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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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