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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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