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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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