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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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