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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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