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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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