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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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