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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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