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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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