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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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