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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major 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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