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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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