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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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