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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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