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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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