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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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