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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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