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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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