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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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