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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured 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 MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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