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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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