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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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