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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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