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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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