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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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