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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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