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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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