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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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