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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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