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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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