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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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