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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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