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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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