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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major 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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