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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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