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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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