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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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