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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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