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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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