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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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