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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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