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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively 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 experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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