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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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