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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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