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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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