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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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