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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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