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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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