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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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