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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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