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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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