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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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