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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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