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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify 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 experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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