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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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