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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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