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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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