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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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