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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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