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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always 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 issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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