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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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