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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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