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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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