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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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