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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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