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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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