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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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