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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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