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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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