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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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