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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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