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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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