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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What 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 educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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