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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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