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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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