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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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