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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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