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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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