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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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