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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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