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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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