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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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