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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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