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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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