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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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