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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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