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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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