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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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