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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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