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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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