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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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