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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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