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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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