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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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