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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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