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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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