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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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