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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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