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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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