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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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