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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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