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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important 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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