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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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