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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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