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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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