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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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