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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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