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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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