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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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