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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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