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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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