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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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