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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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