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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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