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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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