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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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