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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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