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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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