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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition