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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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