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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. 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 ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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