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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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