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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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