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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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