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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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