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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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