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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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