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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines 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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