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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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