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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly 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. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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