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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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