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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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