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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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