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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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