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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies 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 organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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