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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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