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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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