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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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