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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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