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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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