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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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