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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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