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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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