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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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