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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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