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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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