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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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