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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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