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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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