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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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