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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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