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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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