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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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