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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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