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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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