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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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