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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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