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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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