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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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