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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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