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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines 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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