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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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