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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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