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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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