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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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