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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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