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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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