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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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