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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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