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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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