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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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