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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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