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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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