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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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