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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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