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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources