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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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