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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores 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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