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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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