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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the dramatic 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 analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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