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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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