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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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