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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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