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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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