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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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