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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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