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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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