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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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