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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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