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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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