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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the 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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