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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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