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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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