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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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