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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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