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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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