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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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