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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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