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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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