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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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