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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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