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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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