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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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