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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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