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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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