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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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