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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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