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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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