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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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