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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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