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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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