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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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