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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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