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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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