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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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