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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses 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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