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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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