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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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