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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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