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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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