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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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