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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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