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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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