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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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