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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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