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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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