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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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