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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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