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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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