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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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