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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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