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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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