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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. 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 topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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