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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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