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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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