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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models 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 teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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