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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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