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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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