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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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