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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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