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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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