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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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