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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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