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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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