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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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