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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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