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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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