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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important 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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