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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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