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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the 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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