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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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