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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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