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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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