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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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