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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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