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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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