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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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