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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning enable humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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