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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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