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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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