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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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