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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)