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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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