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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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