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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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