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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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