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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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