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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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