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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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