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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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