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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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