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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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