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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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