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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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