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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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