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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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