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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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