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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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