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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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