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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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