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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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