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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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