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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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