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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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