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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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