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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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