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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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