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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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