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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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