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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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