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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different 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 handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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