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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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