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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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