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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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