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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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