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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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