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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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