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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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