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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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