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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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