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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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