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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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