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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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