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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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