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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). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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