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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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