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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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