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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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