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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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