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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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