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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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