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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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