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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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