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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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