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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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