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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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