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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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