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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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