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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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