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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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