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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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