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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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